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− | + | [[Image:SpanishJail.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The old Spanish jail on [[Alcaniz Street]]]] | |
− | + | The '''Spanish jail''', known in Spanish as the '''''calabozo''''' ("dungeon") and corrupted in English to '''calaboose''', was constructed at the southwest corner of [[Alcaniz Street|Alcaniz]] and [[Intendencia Street]]s during Pensacola's [[second Spanish period]] and, despite conditions that were described as "deplorable" by federal surveyors who inventoried the Spanish properties after the [[1821]] transfer to the United States, remained the primary detention facility for both Pensacola and [[Escambia County]] until [[1875]], when a [[Court of Record building|new county jail]] was constructued on [[Jefferson Street]] at [[Main Street|Main]]. | |
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− | The '''Spanish jail | ||
− | The Spanish jail was a two-story brick structure, about 18 feet by 36 feet, with two rooms on each floor. Prisoners were held on the first floor, while the jailer and his family stayed on the second. A small wooden building on the property served as a kitchen | + | The Spanish jail was a two-story brick structure, about 18 feet by 36 feet, with two rooms on each floor. Prisoners were held on the first floor, while the jailer and his family stayed on the second. A small wooden building on the property served as a kitchen. |
==Notable prisoners== | ==Notable prisoners== | ||
:''List incomplete'' | :''List incomplete'' | ||
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*[[Marcos de Villiers]] | *[[Marcos de Villiers]] | ||
*[[Arnaldo Guillemard]] | *[[Arnaldo Guillemard]] |